Formal approval could see crypto soar in SA
Cryptocurrencies currently form a small portion of total investment capital in South Africa managed by fund managers, wealth managers, and financial advisors. However, the recent approval by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) of several financial service...
AI sets next wave of insurance disruption in motion
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been instrumental in shaping the insurance industry for the past few years and insurance providers have integrated AI models with established methodologies from the actuarial sciences to enhance risk analysis and streamline claim...
TymeBank in strategic partnership with TFG
TymeBank has entered into a strategic partnership with retail giant TFG (The Foschini Group) that will see the introduction of TymeBank financial products and services both instore and on digital platforms for the benefit of TFG's more than 26-million customers in...
Robust growth ahead for emerging device categories
The total value of three emerging categories of products - augmented and virtual reality headsets, smart home devices, and wearables - is expected to reach $369,6-billion by the end of this calendar year and swell to $524,9-billion by the end of 2025 according to new...
Passport power ranking shows widest ever gap in travel freedom
The latest results and research from the Henley Passport Index show how proliferating barriers to entry over the past 18 months of the pandemic have resulted in the widest global mobility gap in its 16-year history. Based on exclusive data from the International Air...
Operators can avoid 65% of operational costs with IP network automation
Nokia, in collaboration with Analysys Mason, reveals thatoperators can expect up to a 65% cost avoidance after implementing IP network automation across three operations categories. This is one of several key findings from Nokia's commissioned study. Network...
No evidence user data lost as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram come back online
Social media services Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are back up this morning, but the six-hour outage yesterday has left the world with more questions than answers. The company says there’s no evidence that user data was compromised. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg...
What you need to know about the new Draft Companies Amendment Bill
A new draft of the Companies Amendment Bill has been published. Although the Bill clarifies many important company law issues; several ambiguities related to the current Act remain. Madelein Burger, partner at Webber Wentzel, provides a snapshot of some of the key...
Pandora Papers the biggest leak of offshore transactions
In what is believed to be the biggest data leak to date, the Pandora Papers detailing the offshore investments of hundreds of country and business leaders from around the world was released yesterday (3 October). The 11,9-million confidential documents from at least...
WFH presents opportunity for cost optimisation
Chief financial officers (CFOs) have a new opportunity to recalibrate staff costs by more proactively engaging remote and hybrid employees on their relocation preferences and adjusting salaries in line with the local cost of living, according to Gartner. "Many...
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Sage Africa establishes a presence in Lagos
Sage Africa, a leading provider of business and human resource management software to companies in the small to upper mid-market, has opened an office in Lagos, Nigeria. “Sage is already an established brand with a strong presence in Africa and establishing another...
Technology will give retailers an Xmas boost
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QlikTech unveils business discovery roadmap
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Africa uses e-learning for ITIL training
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McAfee announces SIEM solution
McAfee has announced the industry’s first “endpoint aware” security information event management (SIEM) solution that adds realtime system state information to enhance situational awareness and streamline incident response. This innovative solution brings together big...
App-unaware firewalls put data at risk
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Platco Digital deploys Cisco VideoGuard
Cisco has announced that its VideoGuard conditional access solution has been selected by Platco Digital to help provide the whole of the African continent with access to affordable multi-channel TV. Initially deployed in South Africa, Platco’s free-to-air multichannel...
Huawei launches agile network switch
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has launched the industry’s first agile network architecture technology and agile switch, the S12700. With a design that has been developed from a service and user experience...
Companies ignore Millenials at their peril
By 2025, Generation Y, also known as Millenials, will comprise more than half of the global population and 75% of the workforce. Employers will not be able to ignore the demands of these workers and many companies have already begun adjusting policies to attract and...
Automart gives digital car trading a boost
South Africa’s largest car site, Automart, believes that their unique mobile and online trader platform allows dealers to operate more efficiently – and cut down costs dramatically. The secret, says Automart product and marketing manager Edna de Sousa, is to...
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Data Engineer (JHB) – Gauteng Sandton
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Software Test Automation Engineer at Test Heroes Consulting
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C#. Net Developer
Our client in the Engineering Industry, based in the Western Cape, has commissioned Headhunters to assist them in recruiting an experienced C# .Net Developer to their team based in their Paarl offices.An exciting career opportunity awaits you!Requirements:Must have 4...
Software Test Automation Engineer at Test Heroes Consulting – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
SOUTH AFRICAN APPLICANTS ONLY. 3 or more years of experience in the field of development and/or automation testingUnderstands Agile development processesA technical background (or worked as a developer before)Solid knowledge of programming languages, such as...
Mid PHP Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Tokai
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